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Incident Date
28 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-120
Location
Tawergha, Misrata, Libya
تاورغاء
A NATO airstrike reportedly killed eight civilians in Tawergha. Press TV reported: "A NATO warplane has targeted a market in the Libyan town of Tawragha, leaving at least eight civilians dead and several others wounded. Some of the injured are in critical condition, Xinhua reported on Wednesday, citing a local news agency. NATO carried out…
Summary
Published
28 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
28 June 2011
Incident Code
USSOM011
Location
Taabta, Lower Juba, Somalia
In a news feature looking at drone strikes in Somalia, Somalia Report stated that on this day, "another [US] attack occurred in Taabta village in the Afmadow District of Lower Juba." The report indicated that the target was al Shabaab. "AFRICOM does have terrorism in its list of applications and as of June JSOC's hunter killers…
Summary
Published
28 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
Incident Code
Ob224
Location
Shawal, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Up to a dozen people were reported killed in an attack on one or two trucks. Three ‘foreigners’ and five local Taliban fighters were reported among the dead. Sources reported that Shakirullah Shakir, a spokesman for the TTP‘s Fidayeen e Islami or suicide bomb squad, was among those killed. However he had been reported killed three weeks…
Summary
Published
27 June 2011
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
Incident Code
Ob225
Location
Shakai, South Waziristan, Pakistan
An alleged militant training camp or house was ‘completely destroyed’ and up to 21 people were killed, with at least two people injured. Although the site was linked by one source to militant commander Adam Khan, and most referred to alleged militants killed, local man Hajji Malak Dildar later told Pajhwok that 20 civilians had…
Summary
Published
27 June 2011
Civilians reported killed
0–20
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
25 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-117
Location
Brega, Al Wahat, Libya
مرسى البريقة
A NATO airstrike on Brega killed 15 civilians, according to Gaddafi regime television. Sky News Australia wrote: "NATO strike in eastern Libya kills 15 - Libyan TV says a NATO air strike in the town of Brega has killed 15 people". Emirates247 provided a more detailed report: "Libyan state television said a Nato air strike…
Summary
Published
25 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
24 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-118
Location
Al Dafiniya, Misrata, Libya
الدافنية
Rocket fire allegedly launched by Gaddafi's forces struck the Al Dafiniya area and killed between one and four people and injured between nine and ten. A Facebook post from News sarkhat Libya alleges that those killed and injured were rebels while a tweet from @shababalnhda alleges that they were civilians.
Summary
Published
24 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Civilians reported injured
0–10
Military actors reported killed
0–4
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
24 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-119
Location
Zawiyat Al Mahjoub, Misrata, Libya
زاوية المحجوب
Missiles from Gaddafi forces allegedly struck Misrata in Zawiyat Al-Mahjoub and near the coastal road at 10 in the evening and killed one young man named Muhammad Al-Kabayli and injured two others. According to a Facebook post by Free Misrata 4 ever, Muhammad died because there was a shortage of medical supplies due to a…
Summary
Published
24 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
22 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-115
Location
Zliten, Marqab, Libya
زليتن
Several civilians were killed by a NATO airstrike near Zliten, according to the Gaddafi regime television. France 24 said that "Libyan television announced the killing of dozens." Al Jazeera wrote: "Libyan television said on Wednesday dozens of people were killed in Zliten in a bombardment by NATO warplanes. However, it was not possible to verify…
Summary
Published
22 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
22 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-116
Location
Dafiniyah, Misrata, Libya
الدفنية
Up to four civilians were reported killed by Gaddafi regime forces artillery shelling on Misurata. Al Jazeera reported: "On the Misurata front, Reuters reported that three people were killed and 12 wounded in an artillery bombardment by Gaddafi forces on the Dafiniyah area. More rockets fell on Wednesday in a suburb close to the port,…
Summary
Published
22 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
22 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-112
Location
Sabha, Sabha, Libya
سبها
Four civilians, all of them paramedics, were allegedly killed in an apparent NATO double tap airstrike in Sabha. Nass Book said: "A military source reported that NATO bombed civilian sites in Sabha. When the civil protection crews of the civil defense and ambulance apparatus rushed to carry out rescue operations the crusader alliance bombed these…
Summary
Published
19 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
21 June 2011
Incident Code
USYEM020-C
Location
Hamza Mosque, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
جامع حمزة في جعار
Up to seven people were killed and four others were wounded in US airstrikes or drone strikes on Hamzah Mosque in Ja’ar on June 21, 2011. At least two of the people killed were identified as possibly being militants. @YemNews1 tweeted that four people were killed when Yemeni warplanes bombed the Hamzah mosque in the…
Summary
Published
21 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Shop
),
Religious
(
Mosque
),
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
4
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
21–23 June, 2011
Incident Code
USSOM010
Location
Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
In the first known lethal drone strike in Somalia, Predators struck a militant training camp 10km south of Kismayo. Further missiles reportedly hit a second target near the airport. At least one member of Al-Shabaab was killed - possibly "many" - and up to three were wounded, according to local and international media. There were…
Summary
Published
21 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 June 2011
Incident Code
Ob223c
Location
Qama Mela, Kurram Agency, Pakistan
A possible third US drone strike may have taken place in Kurram Agency on a "suspect compound" killing five alleged militants, as reported by The Nation. However reporting remains confused and this strike is not presently included in our data. The Nation, the only source reporting about this possible third strike, said it took place…
Summary
Published
20 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-113
Location
Roiussat, Misrata, Libya
الرويسات
A child was allegedly killed and his mother severely injured by Gaddafi forces artillery shelling on the Roiussat area of Misurata. Al Somood reported: "The missile that fell yesterday evening in the Roiussat area was at the house of the Abu Shaiba family. A child was killed and his mother was seriously injured and she…
Summary
Published
20 June 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
20 June 2011
Incident Code
Ob222
Location
Khardand, Kurram Agency, Pakistan
A US drone allegedly carried out at least two strikes in Kurram Agency on June 20th, the first strike described below and the two others in Ob223 and Ob223c. While many sources reported that a total of up to 12 people - by some referred to as militants - were killed in the first two…
Summary
Published
20 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–7
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
0–7
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 June 2011
Incident Code
Ob223
Location
Zarakai, Kurram Agency, Pakistan
A US drone allegedly carried out at least two strikes in Kurram Agency on June 20th, the first strike described in Ob222, the second below and the third in Ob223c. In the second strike of the day in Kurram, reportedly taking place just 15 minutes after the first strike, a house was struck and between…
Summary
Published
20 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–7
Military actors reported killed
0–7
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-111
Location
House of Ali Mukhar Al Gharari, Tarabulus, Libya
بيت علي مخر الغراري
Between five and nine civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike on Tripoli. NATO later acknowledged likely causing civilian harm in the event. Amnesty gave a detailed account of the incident in its Libya investigation: "On 19 June 2011 at about 1.30 am the home of Mukhtar al-Gharari, located in a densely built-up area…
Summary
Published
19 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
18 June 2011
Incident Code
USYEM019-C
Location
Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
جعار
Between five and six civilians were injured in alleged US airstrikes or drone strikes on the neighborhood of Ja’ar and possibly other locations in Abyan governorate on June 18, 2011. Marepress reported that American planes attacked civilian areas and focused attacks on Zinjibar and Jaar. Raids were also launched by US drones in Al-Rai neighborhood.…
Summary
Published
18 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-110
Location
Misurata, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
One woman was reported killed by Gaddafi forces artillery shelling on Misurata. Alia Libya said: "Twelve rockets fell on Saturday morning, June 18, in the eastern neighborhoods of the city of Misurata, and no civilian casualties were reported." Shorouk News, however, noted: "A missile attack on the same area yesterday killed a woman in her…
Summary
Published
18 June 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
17 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-109
Location
Al Habara , Misrata, Libya
الهبارة
On June 17th 2011, pro-Gaddafi forces shelled the city of Misurata, killing ten including eight named victims and wounding 40, according to Reuters. The status of some of those harmed was unclear. The news agency said: "In Misurata, opposition spokesman Ahmed Hassan said 10 civilians were killed and 40 others wounded when pro-Gaddafi forces bombed…
Summary
Published
17 June 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
40
Military actors reported killed
2–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
15 June 2011
Incident Code
Ob219
Location
Wana, South Waziristan, Pakistan
An alleged US drone strike on a house (reported as owned by tribesman Zar Wali Khan Wazir) killed up to ten people and wounded another two, local and international media reported. Following the strike, reports varied, spanning from at least three fatalities to as many as ten. At the time, the Pakistan Tribune noted that…
Summary
Published
15 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
3–10
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
15 June 2011
Incident Code
Ob220
Location
Karez, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Following the first strike in Wana, south Waziristan, the US allegedly carried out another strike in Karez, also south Waziristan, hitting a moving vehicle, though there were no reported fatalities acceding to local and international news. Sources described how no injuries were reported as four car occupants (possibly "Punjabi militants") escaped into an orchard before…
Summary
Published
15 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
15 June 2011
Incident Code
Ob221
Location
Mir Ali, North Waziristan, Pakistan
An alleged US drone strike killed up to eight people, including at least five civilians, as it struck a moving vehicle in Mir Ali, north Waziristan, local and international media reported. The strike came in the wake of two other alleged US strikes on the same day, both taking place in south Waziristan. In this…
Summary
Published
15 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-108
Location
Al Zintan, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
الزنتان
Nine civilians were allegedly killed by Gaddafi forces artillery shelling of Zintan. Al Jazeera noted at the time: "On his part, a spokesman for the rebels said on Monday that nine people were killed and more than forty others were wounded on Sunday when forces loyal to Gaddafi bombed the town of Zintan, held by…
Summary
Published
12 June 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
10 June 2011
Incident Code
USYEM018-C
Location
Raia, Abyan, Yemen
An alleged US or Yemen government airstrike reportedly killed up to four civilians including one child and two women, and injured up to three children when it struck a residential area of Raia, Jaar, Abyan Province on June 10th 2011. There were no reports of belligerents killed or injured. Multiple sources reported the death of…
Summary
Published
10 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 June 2011
Incident Code
USYEM017-B
Location
Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen
زنجبار
Local sources reported that "at least one top insurgent was killed in the US military-led strikes by unmanned aircraft", which began in Zinjibar, on June 10, 2021. There were no reports of civilian harm. While Reuters reported that airstrikes on Zinjibar stemmed from "state forces", according to the editor of the Yemen Post, a strike…
Summary
Published
10 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
9 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-107
Location
Misurata port, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
Two civilians, including a child, were allegedly killed by Gaddafi forces shelling of Misurata. Shahab Al Nahda said: "Mortar shelling from the western side of the port resulted in the death of 2 civilians, including a child." There is currently no further known public information regarding this event.
Summary
Published
9 June 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
8 June 2011
Incident Code
Ob217
Location
Zoynari, South Waziristan, Pakistan
An alleged US attack on a housing compound in a forested area of the Shawal valley by four or five drones killed up to 24 people, possibly counting civilians, and up to six wounded, local and international media reported. Following the strike, sources reported between 15 and 24 fatalities - though it should be noted…
Summary
Published
8 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–24
Civilians reported injured
0–6
Military actors reported killed
0–24
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 June 2011
Incident Code
Ob218
Location
Shawal, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Four alleged militants were killed in an alleged US drone strike on a truck in Shawal, south Waziristan, a few kilometres distant from the previous strike (Ob217), local and international media reported. The News reported that "some tribesmen felt it seemed the drones were following the double cabin pickup truck carrying some people, suspected to…
Summary
Published
8 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
7 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-106
Location
Bab Al Aziziya, Tarabulus, Libya
باب العزيزية
At least 29 civilians were killed by NATO airstrikes on Tripoli, according to the Gaddafi regime. Al Jazeera noted at the time: "Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said that at least 29 people were killed in 60 air strikes targeting the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Tuesday evening, while Libyan Colonel Muammar Gaddafi pledged in an…
Summary
Published
7 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–29
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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